Jupiter Primary School

About Jupiter Primary School

Jupiter Primary School sits within Hertfordshire’s Dacorum borough, a local authority with 401 primary schools, 45 of which hold an Outstanding rating. The school itself ranks 24th out of 47 primaries in Dacorum, placing it in the middle of the pack locally, and 209th across the wider Hertfordshire authority. Its nearest Outstanding-rated neighbour is Brockswood Primary School, 2.2 kilometres away. Among the top-performing peers in the area are Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harvey Road Primary School, and The Russell School, all of which achieved perfect ranking scores of 100 on the local metrics. Jupiter’s own ranking score of 60 places it in the bottom 50 tier nationally, though it’s worth noting that this is based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths — a single metric that doesn’t capture the full picture of the school’s strengths.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in September 2022, Jupiter Primary School was rated Good across all five categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This was a consistent result compared with its previous inspection in 2017, which also awarded a Good overall effectiveness rating. On the academic front, 60 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, slightly below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64 per cent. However, the school’s average scaled scores tell a more nuanced story: reading averaged 105 and maths 103, both above the national benchmark of 100. A notable 10 per cent of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, while individual subject higher scores ranged from 17 per cent in writing to 23 per cent in reading. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it’s difficult to assess how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Jupiter Primary School is a mixed, non-denominational state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 410 pupils against a capacity of 420. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 105 applications for 42 places, with 31 first-preference offers made — an oversubscription ratio of 2.5 applicants per place. The school serves a community where 22 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average. Facilities include an ICT suite, music rooms, a forest school, sports hall, library, dining hall and playing fields. Sports on offer include swimming, gymnastics, cricket, dance, football and athletics, while clubs range from eco and art to coding. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health support, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong facilities, targeted SEND support and a Good Ofsted rating makes Jupiter a solid option for families in Dacorum seeking a mainstream primary with a broad extracurricular offer.

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